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The Chile Pepper Rivalry Heats Up Between New Mexico's Hatch And Colorado's Pueblo
The Hatch chile has long been Goliath of peppers in the Southwest, but farmers in Colorado are trying to roast the competition by brazenly touting their lesser-known but mighty contender: the Pueblo.
Smart, Unsentimental 'Heartland' Pays Tribute To America's Working Class
Sarah Smarsh grew up as a member of the white working class in rural Kansas. In a new memoir, she examines the crushing ways in which class shapes possibility in the U.S.
At The End Of His Career, This 19th Century Artist Painted As He Pleased
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot painted thousands of landscapes. But in the last two decades of his life, he turned his attention to painting women — often dressed in elaborate costumes.
'Ink' Draws A Dark But Plausible Future
In Sabrina Vourvoulias' dystopian novel, newly republished, immigrants to the United States must have their status tattooed on their wrists — leading to eroding freedoms and growing horror.
Fame Still Comes At A Cost For Lady Gaga And Bradley Cooper In The New 'A Star Is Born'
Bradley Cooper's directorial debut, in which he plays a singer battling addiction opposite Lady Gaga as an up-and-coming talent, is precisely the deeply felt musical melodrama it should be.
On 'SNL,' '60 Minutes' And More, How Networks And Cable Covered Kavanaugh
Critic David Bianculli looks back at the history of televised government hearings, including the Senate Confirmation Hearings of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Ted Turner Opens Up About Having Lewy Body Dementia
On Sunday morning, CBS aired an interview with the CNN founder, who told Ted Koppel about his struggle with a disease he could describe but wryly struggled to name.
Molly Ringwald On '80s Movies And Sexual Assault
Molly Ringwald, 1980s movie darling, discusses the impact of the era's pop culture concerning Brett Kavanaugh's alleged assault of Christine Blasey Ford with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
Otis Rush, Chicago Blues Legend, Dies At 84
Rush's unique style of soloing and powerful tenor voice helped shape the Chicago blues sound and deeply influenced famed guitarists like Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Page and Stevie Ray Vaughn.